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An Exceptional Pair of Pewter Conical West Country
Measures with State of Victoria Australia Verification
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The wonderful shape of this very rare pair of measures and their delightful pewter
patina and their rarity makes them exceptional. The larger is probably half pint
and the smaller the gill size. Although West Country is the style many of these
were made in the Midlands and in Victorian times although it is clear an unknown
artisan made these to a very high standard and design of his own. The verification
visible on both just to the right of the hollow handle is unusually for the State of
Victoria in Australia. And there are no other marks.
The half pint size weighs over 1lb 2 ozs stands about 4” with a footrim over 4 ¼”
and has nice turning marks to the underbase. The foot is also heavy and strong.
The gill size weighs over 10 ozs and stands over 3” tall with a footrim about 3 ½”
diameter.
Reference UKAY-36-457 see photos 451-500 206-211 collection
Geoff Lock AUSTRALIA says –
Carl Ricketts seemed to be of the opinion that they were made in
Australia. We had a difference of opinion on this but I'm confident that
they were made by Gaskell and Chambers in the early 20thc as illustrated
in one of their catalogues…